9. Add tomato puree, dhansak masala and all the spices. Cook till oil separates on sides from the masala.

10. Now add the cooked lentils (dals) and boiled pumpkin with the green veggies. Mix well

11. Now add fried paneer, salt and water if needed. Mix well and simmer the paneer dhansak recipe for 5 mins.

12. Finally turn off the heat.

Serve paneer dhansak recipe hot with chapatti, paratha or rice.

Variation Tips:

You can use all different types of lentils and beans to make dhansak recipe.

For vegetable dhansak recipe, add 1 chopped carrot, some chopped beans, chopped potato or your choice of vegetables. Boil them along with chopped pumpkin and green veggies. Then follow the above steps to make vegetable dhansak recipe.

The ingredient list looks long but dhansak recipe is very easy to cook once all ingredients are in place.